- present participle of contrast.
contrasting
Example Sentences
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There were also contrasting views among Iran's major media, with the reformist newspaper Etemad on Saturday welcoming the progress as a way to break "chronic geopolitical and economic deadlock".
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
In her story of ill-starred lovers and class divisions set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, England, Emily Brontë creates two contrasting visions of home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Thousands of wild grasses and flowers were planted along the edges of the village green, contrasting with the carefully mown grass in the middle.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Hilton was more energized at the end, when it mattered,” said Spillane, contrasting the two Republicans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
We have now considered examples of three contrasting areas, in all of which food production did arise indigenously.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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